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silverplate mark? country??

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:14 pm
by zieziela
Can anyone help with this mark J hammer C and the other side
three stars and BLAN ...
Is this arts and craft??
Thanks very much!
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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:20 pm
by 2209patrick
Hello.

I enlarged and cropped your picture of the mark.
Looks like a French silverplate mark to me.
Was not able to find the manufacturer who used it.

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Pat.

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:32 pm
by admin
The other mark is probably "Blanc" for Metal Blanc or white metal, indicating the piece as one of the nickel silver alloys.
Regards, Tom